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TYFEWRITING MACHINE,

APPLzcATmr-x min MAY2L1921.

E. B. Hiss Mm L. C. MYERS,

TYPEWRI'HNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLEU MAYET. 1921l platen carriage.

nNiTED ,STATES Plirlfrrr4 OFFICE.

EDWARD BERNARD HESS AND LEWISCRY MYERS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

f ASSIGNORS TO ROYAL TYPEWNITER COMPANY7 INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Original application filed January 13, 1921, Serial No. 436,'924. Divided and specification gf Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1922.

this application filed May 27, 1921. serial No. 473,161.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, EDWARD BERNARD Hess and Lewis CARY MYERS, both citizens of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, county of Kings, cityand State ot New York, have invented certain lnew and usetul Improvements in Typewriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

T his. application is a division of our application for patent tiled January 13, 1921,' No. 436,924-,

In the application mentioned we h av shown a fully organized typewriting machine possessing most of the characteristics of the Royal Standard machine, but which is, by a novel construction and arrangement of the mechanism, made small, compact and portable. The portable machine ot' said parent application embodies various improvements in typewritinp; machines which are claimed in other applications for patents copending herewith. In the present application we have directed our claims to certain novel organizations and constructions whereby cert-ain parts of the mechanism 'are so supported and operated that they are arranged obliquely and move obliquely when shifted Yfor case printing, so that the writing may be at all times plainly visible in a machine where the platen is located lower than in standard machines.

According' to the invention herein claimed, the over-hanging carriage is supported on a carriage track and that part of the 'carriage in which the escapement oscillates is formed with an extension projecting downwardly to a point where vit contacts with an adjustment screw carried by the back portion ot' thebase trame ot' the. machine, ln such construction the extension will not` permit a rocking movement at its lower end, and this prevents a fore and aft movement ot the This way ot suspending the carriage upon the track may be applied to other types of machinesq especially those ,in which the carriage runs on three bearing points instead ot tour, or where there is a tendency for an over-hanging of the carriage,ieither forward or backward and particularly where sheet metal parts are sub4 stituted 'for the heavy castings ordinarily used.

The machine is'so built that the carriage shift rail or track and the frame which sup ports the escapement mechanism are rigidly connected and this same frame connects with a rail or rod on the carriage trame andof the mechanism which operates the escape- Inent Figure 3 is a similar view illustratingl the mechanism to1` sl1it'ting` the carriage for case printing;

Figure 4 is a `perspective view, largely diagrammatic, and with many parts broken away to show thc relation oie/the various parts ol. the mechanism tor shitting the carriage obliqucly tor limiting' its up and down movement and for operating thc escapement.

The trame ot the. machine is indicated at A and B indicates some ot' the type key levers which operate a universal bar (l, as well as the type bar. These leversare pivotally mounted on a'rod c mounted in a trame I) and these levers are connected by links c, t0 t'ront links or levers E, in turn connected by rods I" with the type hars (i. '-lhe levers 'E are pivotally supported by a rod c mounted in a traine ti. attached to the 'frame D. The

type bars (i are pivotcd in the usual way to a segment, ll and are supported when idle on a type bar rest l. A space key Z is connected -by levers 2 with the universal bar and this lever is pivotally mounted on the rod a. Ribbon spools are indicated at l( and the type bar guide at L. The )daten M is mounted in a carriage comprising` the side plates N and a rail O, which is supported by a shit't rail l1 anti-friction balls a being interposed between the two rails. The rails are held in proper relation to each other by clamping plates o. A

A jr'rame Q is seein-ed to the shift rail and extends rigidlytheretrom and supports the rocker R of the escapement mechanism. The shit't rail P has downwardly extending legs links S which extend forwardly and upwardly from their pivotal connection at s2 with the machine frame. This pivotal conneetion is adjustable so that the inclination of the carriage as a whole may be changed to render it more or less oblique.

The upper portions ot the legs s are pivotally connected at t with levers T secured to a rock shaft Tl pivotally mounted in the frame at t. One of the levers T has an arm 252 connected by a rod u with the upwardly extending arm u of a bell crank lever U pivoted at to the frame D and extending into the keyboard where it is provided with a finger piece u. By means ot' this key the lever T with which `it is conneeted may be operated to raise the shit't rail and consequently the platen and its carriage. A spring u* attached to an ear t5 of the lever T and to the bottom o't' the trame A serves torassist in lifting the carriage and in counterbalancing it.

ln order to lock the carriage in lower case position. we employ a latch V which engages a lug 'a on one of the legs s of the shift a-il.

A rod V is connected to the lower end of the latch and to the upper end ot' the lever ll. A spring V2 tends to hold the latch in engagement with the lug i'. ll'hen the tinger piece u* is depressed the latch is released and the lev-er T is operated to raise the earriage for upper case print-ing.

The devices shown at lV are tor locking the mechanism when desired in upper case position; but they are of usual construction and -need not lbe further described.

The escapement rocker B is operated by a lever R pivoted at l" and bearing on a roller 7" carried by a spring arm r2 of the rocker and saidvlever It is operated by arod R connected wit-h an arm o ofthe universal bar.

The trame Q is rigidly secured to the lshitt rail P and it supports a roller J and a pin J arranged on opposite sides of a rod J2. connecting the rear ends oi' the two 'side plates N of the carriage. As the carriage moves back land forth ovel' the shift rail it is partially supported and guided by this rod. the roller and the pin.

An arm Q. extends downwardly and rearwardly from the frame Q and beal's against an adjustment screw Q2 mounted in the rear part of the. frame A.

Inasmuch as the carriage overhangs its front supports and as the carriage ls a ioat- 'ing one. being supported Vatthe front by the shift rail which is in turn supported by swinging links aml levers` there is a tendency t'or the carriage to sag. but b v means ot' the brace arm Q in cooperation with the front supports ol' the carriage this tendency is obviated, as by means ol' the set screw Qz a torsional strain can bc imparted to the sub` frame of the a'rriage which vwill canse it to always maintain its proper oblique arrangement without any material change. In this way we provide what. may be termed an aligning arm which extends from the shift rail or. arriage support to a rigid abutment.

ln order to limit the up and down movement ot' the carriage we provide stops B', B2. B. B4. The stops B. B2 are mounted in a bracket BI attached to the left hand rlage is moved obliquel) Jfor case printing,

but the same organization ot' mechanism may be used in other machines. Some of the mechanism herein Ashown and not claimed is claimed in other copending applications. 4

ll'e claim as our invention:

l. In a typewriting machine the combination ot a carriage support nu 'able .tor case printing. a rigid abutment. and an arm extending irom the carriage support to the rigid abutment and permanently engaged with said abutment but movable thereon.

2. ln a typewriting machine the combination of a carriage'support movable for case printinef` an adjustable abutment. and an arm extending from the carriage'support to the adjustable abutmentand permanently engaged with said abutment but movable thereon.

I. In a typewriting machine the combination of a shift-rail for the carriage movable t'or case print-ing` a rigid abut-ment. and an arm `extending `from the shift-rail to the with said abutment but movable thereon.

4v. lu a typewriting machine the combina-v tion of a shift-rail t'or the carriage movable :for case printing. an adjustable abutment,

and van arm extending from the shift-rail to the :uljustable abutmentandv permanently engaged with said abutment but movable thereon. i

5. I n a typewriting machine the combination with the base frameof a carriage` a shift-rail on which itis supported and which is movable for case printing. a rigid abutment in thchase frame. and an arm extending from the carriage support to the rigid abutment and .peri'nanently engaged with said abutment but movable thereon.

Tn a typewriting machine the. 'combination with the base 'rame ol' a carriage. a shift-rail on which it is supported movaltle The stops BQM- engaged with the abutment but is movable `v thereir'in, and which engages the rear porthereon.

7. ln a typewriting machine the combi- @nation of 'a base frame, a carriage support llmovable for case printing, a rigid abutment, an arm extending irom the carriage support i `to the rigid abutment which vis permanently engaged with said abutment but is Inova-ble thereon, and `agframe for the carriage shift mechanism, forming part of the connectionA between the carriage support and the rigid abutment. n

8. ln a typewriting machine,-a platen-carriage havinga front support an`d a rear support, an escapement frame for the carriage and which rises and lowers therewith, and

an extension from the escapement .frame v ,pr9jectmg rearwardly`\ and downwardly tion of the .maching'L-r riage having a front support and a rear support, an .escapement frame for the carriage and which rises and lowers therewith,`

an extension from 'the escapelnent frame projecting therefrom and which engages the-rear por'- tion of vthe machine, and an adjustingscr'ew with which said projection engages. i*

10...ln a typewriting4 machine, a\ base frame, a platen-carriage,l a shift-rail on which it is supported, escapem'ent-'mechad nism for the carriage, a frame in which said escapement .mechanism is mounted and which is rigidly connected with the shiftrail', and an arm extending rearward@ from the escapement frame to the rear portion of the base frame.'

11. In a. typewriting machine, a base frame, a platen-carriage, a shift-rail on which it is supported, esc-apement mecha: nism for the carriage, a frame in which said escapement mechanism is mounted and 'which is rigidly connected with the shiftrail, an arm' extending rearwards fromthe escapement frame, andan adjustablestop in the base frame with which' the lower rear end ot' said arm engages.

12. in a typewriting machine, a base frame, a platen-carriage, a shift-rail on4 which it is supported,v means for raising and lowering the shittrai-l and carriage obliquely, escapement mechanism lor the carriage, a frame in which said escapement mechanism is mounted` and' which is rigidly connected with the shittrail to rise and fall obliquely therewith, and an arm extending rearwards from the escapement frame to the rear portion of the base frame.

13, ln a typewriting machine, a Abase frame, a platen-carriage, a shift-rail on 9. lin a typewritingmachine, a platen-carrearwardly and downwardly.

which it is supported, means for raising and lowering the shift-rail and carriage obliquely for case printing, escapement mechanism for the carriage, a frame in which said escapement mechanism is mounted and which is rigidly connected with the shift-rail, an arm extending rearwards from the lescapement frame toward the rear portion of the base frame, and which has an obliquely inclined rear edge, and an adjustable stop carried by the base frame and engaging said edge.

14. In a typewriting machine, 'the combination of a carriage support, a rigid abutment, an arm extending from the carriage support to the abutment `and which is perf manently engaged with the abutment but is movable thereon, means for .raising and lowering the carriage support, and stops for limiting the movements ofsaid support.

1'5. In a typewriting machine the combination Aof a carriage support, a rigid abutment, an' arm extending from the carriage support to the rigid abutment and 'which' is permanently` engaged with said abutment but is movable thereon, means for moving the carriage support oblquely, and adjustable stops for limiting the movements of said support.

16. In a typewriting machine the combination of a carriagesupport, a rigid abut ment, an arm extending from the carriage support totherabutment, means for moving the carriage support obliquely, and means for varying the oblique movement of the carriage support. I

17. In a typewrit'ng machine, the co'mbination of a carriage support, lifting levers for said support, means for operating them to raise and lower said'support in a plane oblique to the horizontal, links connected with the carriage support which assist in supporting it, and means for adjusting the links For varying the oblique'movement of the carriage support.

18. 'ln a typewriting machine, a-platen carriage, a shift rail on which it is supported, escapement mechanism', a frame conuected to the shift rail and supporting the scapement4 mechanism, means carried' by the frame for assisting in supporting the platen carriage, an arm extending rearwardly from the frame,.a rigid abutment with which the arm makescontact, means for raising. and lowering the carriage 'obliquelyfandv stops for limiting the movement of the car?I vriage.

19. `In a typewriting machine, a platen, a

platen carriage, a carriage shiftlever, connections between said lever and the carriage for raising and lowering it, a pivoted latch tor holding the carriage in lowered position -and which has an upwardly and rearwardly extending arm engaging the carriage and a lower arm 1n real-*otite pivot, and connections between the shifting lever and said lower arm of the latch whereby a quick uforward movement is given oblique direction upwardly and rearwardly. f

21. In a typewriting machine, a keyboard having aplurality7 of banks of keys, a platen,

a platen carriage, a shift frame having av track on which said carriage is adaptedto travel, escapement mechanism carried by said 'shift frame, all of said parts being inclined rearwardly from the vertical, parallel links'supporting the shift frame, and means engaging one of said links for shifting the frame in an oblique direction upwardly and rearwardly. .Y

22. In a typewriting machine, a platen, a

platen carria e, a shift frame having a trackon which sai carriage is mounted to travel, all of said parts being inclined rearwardly from the vertical, pairs of parallel links supporting the shift frame, and means whereby t-he lower one of each pair of links may be independently adjusted to vary the inclination of the carriage.

23, 'In a typewriting machine, a platen, a platen carriage, a shift frame having a track on which said carriage is mounted to travel, pairs of parallel links supporting the shift frame, and independent means for adj ust-ing one of each pair of links to change the normal position of the carriage and its path of movement.

24. In a typewriting machine, a main frame, pairs of parallel links pivoted to the main frame at each end of one link, a shift frame to which the other end of each of said links is pivoted, a carriage carried by vsaid shift frame, and independent means forv adjusting a pivot-al connection of one of each pair of links to change the normal position o-f the carriage and its path of movement.

25. In a typewriting machine the combination of two main portions, a main frame and a shift frame; a carriage and escapement mechanism therefor carried by said shift frame, the shift frame and associated parts being inclined rearwardly from the vertical. with reference to the main frame,

means for shifting the shift frame, brackets secured to opposite sides of the main frame below the carriage, and adjustable vertical with reference to the main frame, means for shlftingthe shlft frame, means for adjusting a portion of the shifting means to vary the normal position of the carriage, brackets secured to opposite sides of the main frame below the carriage, and obliquely arranged adjustable stops carriedthereb for limiting the movements of the\shi t frame. j

27.` In a typewriting machine a. main frame, a shift frame rearwardly inclined to the vertical with reference to the main frame, a pair of links at each side of the main frame for supporting the` shift frame, said links being pivotally connected both to the main frame and the shift frame, means for securing an adjustment of the ivotal connection of one of each pair of llnks to vary the normal position of the carriage, and obliquely arranged adjustable stops for limiting the movement of the shift frame.

28. In a typewriting machine, a \\main frame, a 'platen carriage, an escapelnent mechanism frame, a shift frame supporting the carriage and escapement frame, mea-ns for shifting said shift frame, a downwardly and rearwardly extending arm on said escapement frame, and an adjustable stop 0n the main frame with which said arm engages in all ositions to the shift frame.

29. n a typewriting machine, a main frame, a platen carriage, an escapement mechanism frame, a shift frame supporting the carriage and escapement frame, means parts being inclinedrrearwardly frourtle l for shifting said shift frame, a downwardly and rearwardly extending arm on theV escapement frame, an adjustable stop on the main frame with which said arm engages in all posit-ions of the shift frame, and a stop on said escapement frame engaging the main frame .when theI parts are in normal position.

` In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names. f

EDWARD BRNARD Hass. LEWIS CARY lliYERS. 

